Attachment for converting oil and kerosene lamps



June 7, 1955 C. C. MOORE, JR

ATTACHMENT FOR CONVERTING OIL AND KEROSENE LAMPS -2 sheets-sheet 1 FiledFeb. 19 1951 C/ay 6. Moore, Jr.

INVENTOR.

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ATTACHMENT FOR CONVERTING OIL AND KEROSENE LAMPS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FiledFeb. 19 1951 Clay 6. Moore, Jz

INVENTOR.

BY -M ATTAHMENT FUR CGNVERTENG OIL AND KEROSENE LAMPS Clay C. Moore,J12, Corpus Christi, Tex.

Application February 19, 1951, Serial No. 211,667

2 Claims. (Cl. 240-37 The present invention relates to improvements inlamps and more particularly to a converter which is adapted to beemployed for converting oil lamps or the like for use with modernilluminating lamps.

An object of the present invention is to provide a lamp converter whichcan be employed for converting Victorian or antique lamps for use incombination with modern electrical lighting means.

A still further object of the present invention resides in the provisionof a ring having a plurality of sockets therein for receiving electricallamps, the ring being suplamp shade or within apertures formed in a ringsupported by the lamp shade, whereby the modern illuminating means canbe supported within the antique lamp for illuminating purposes.

Various other objects and advantages will become apparent from thedetailed description to follow. The best forms in which I havecontemplated applying my invention are clearly illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a side elevational view of an antique lamp employing thelamp converter of the present invention, with parts broken away;

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially along theplane of line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of the lamp converter supporting aplurality of modern illuminating V lamps;

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken substantiallyalong the plane of line 44 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken substantiallyalong the plane of line 5-5 of Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view showing one form of ring employedfor supporting the supporting hooks of the lamp converter; and,

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 6 but showing a modified form ofsupporting ring for the supporting hooks.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein like numeralsdesignate like parts throughout, the numeral 10 designates generally anantique lamp and supporting means, while the numeral 12 designatesgenerally the lamp converter of the present invention.

The antique lamp 10 is comprised of a supporting plate 14 which isattached to a ceiling or the like, the plate 14 having a plurality ofchains 16 connected thereto for supporting the upper ring 18. The lampshade 20 has a lower ring 22 secured thereto, a plurality of supportingstraps 24 being secured to the ring 22. The upper ends nited StatesPatent 0 ice of the supporting straps 24 are engaged with the upper ring18 whereby the entire lamp shade 20 can be supported in relation to theceiling C.

A plurality of secondary supporting straps 26 have their upper endssecured to the ring 22 by means of the rivets or pins 28 and their lowerends are interconnected by the supporting ring 30 which is similarlyconnected to the straps 26 by means of the rivets or pins 32. The hookedends 34 and 36 of the straps 26 and the notched upper edge 38 of thering 22 and the configuration of the lamp shade 20, as well as thesupporting structure therefor, are shown to designate an antique lamp.

The oil or kerosene lamp 11 has its bulb 38 supported on the ring 30with its chimney 40 disposed within the lamp shade 20. A shield 42 issupported in preselected relation to the upper end of the chimney 40 bymeans of studs interconnecting the shield 42 with the ring 18.

The lamp converter structure 12 is seen in Figures 1 through 3 ascomprising a first and lower supporting ring 44 having a plurality ofsocket receiving cylinders 46 integrally formed therewith. Figure 5shows the socket receiving cylinders 46 receiving a conventional socket48. The end of the lamp socket 48 has a threaded extension 50 threadablyengaged within the cylinder 46.

The ring 44 is of truncated conical form whereby the socket 48 extendsoutwardly from the common point for a purpose to be more fully describedhereinafter.

The ring 44 is also provided with a plurality of hooklike members 52which are formed by striking slots in the ring 44. A plurality of hookelements 54 have their lower hook ends 56 interconnected with the hookmembers 52. The upper ends of the hook elements 54 are bent downwardlyat 58 for engagement with the upper edge 60 of the lamp shade 20. Thus,the converter 12 can be disposed in the antique lamp 10 with the ring 44encircling the chimney 49 of the kerosene lamp 11. A plurality ofconventional illuminating lamps 62 can be inserted in the sockets 44,their positioning adapted to encircle the chimney 40 and also tounderlie the lamp shade 20, thereby to be effectively concealed.

An electrical cord 64 extends from the attaching plate 14 around one ofthe chains 16 for interconnection with the several sockets 48.Intermediate portions of the conductor 64 are passed beneath the hookmembers 52 of the ring 44 for retaining purposes.

Looking now at Figure 6, a modified form arrangement will be seen ascomprising a cylindrical ring 66 having a plurality of openings 68formed therein for receiving the upper hook ends 58 of the supportingelements 54. The ring 66 is adapted to be engaged over the upper edge ofa lamp shade such as the shade 26 of Figure 1. Thus, the ring 44 will besupported by the ring 66 which distributes the weight along the entireupper edge of the shade 20, rather than at preselected portions as inthe arrangement shown in Figure l.

A second form of supporting ring is shown in Figure 7 as comprising aflat circular ring 70 having a plurality of openings 72 formed theretofor receiving the upper ends 74 of the supporting elements 54. In thisarrangement, the upper end 74 of the supporting elements 54 are merelyangulated for engagement with the upper surface of the ring 70, thelower ends of the supporting elements 54 being as in the previous form.

This form of supporting ring is particularly adapted for use incombination with lamp shades of the form designated by the numeral 21,wherein a reduced diameter portion is provided at 23. Thus, the ring 70will be supported on the inner surface of the shade 21 at 25.

In view of the foregoing, it is believed that a lamp converter has beenprovided which will accomplish all of the objects hereinabove set forth.It is further believed that with the lamp converter of the presentinvention,

antique lamps can be modernized substantially Without changing theirappearance.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In combination with a flame lamp including a chimney and a shadesurrounding the upper portion of said chimney, an attachment convertingsaid lamp to an electric lamp, said attachment comprising afrusto-conical ring fitting over said chimney and being disposed withinsaid lamp shade, said ring having a plurality of circumferentiallyspaced sockets thereon for receiving electric lights, a plurality ofcircumferentially spaced hooks struck from the inner surface of saidring, a plurality of rods having eyes at their lower ends pivotallyreceiving said hooks, an annular band surrounding the upper end of saidlamp shade having a plurality of circumferentially spaced aperturestherein, the upper ends of said rods being hooked and received in saidband apertures.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,040,943 Handel Oct. 8, 1912 1,100,880 Hotchkin June 23, 1914 1,160,345Wakefield Nov. 16, 1915 1,434,191 Blanton Oct. 31, 1922 FOREIGN PATENTS223,979 Germany July 8, 1910 474,242 France Nov. 12, 1914 731,468 FranceMay 30, 1932

